Minced Beef Cutlets

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Minced Beef Cutlets

This it a traditional russian recipe for minced meat cutlets which includes meat, white bread soaked in milk and a lot of onions. Some people prepare those cutlets from beef only, some add a bit of pork or pork fat in them. I prefer just beef.

You may grind or mince meat yourself or buy a ground one and simply add finely chopped or grated onions: whatever you prefer. Either way I am sure it will taste delicious!

Ingredients:

How to make, step by step:

Prepare ingredients: any cut of beef will do; original recipe uses onions, however I like shallots instead. It is hard to tell how much bread you need, I’ve used about ½ of that piece on the picture:

Minced Beef Cutlets Recipe: Step 1

Rinse beef in cold water and slice it in pieces; peel shallots. Mince meat and shallots together in meat grinder or food processer. Season with ground black pepper and salt to taste. Add and egg and mix:

Minced Beef Cutlets Recipe: Step 2

Scoop soft part of bread out of the crust (you will not need crust for this recipe), put to the bowl, pour milk over it and let it soak for a bit:

Minced Beef Cutlets Recipe: Step 3

Then squeeze milk from bread and add it to the minced meat:

Minced Beef Cutlets Recipe: Step 4

Mix everything:

Minced Beef Cutlets Recipe: Step 5

Warm the skillet with oil (I use sunflower one) over moderate heat. Scoop a table spoon of meat mix:

Minced Beef Cutlets Recipe: Step 6

Form a meat ball with your hands (if you wet your hands with cold water meat will not stick to them):

Minced Beef Cutlets Recipe: Step 7

Then press it from opposite sides to form a cutlet about 1/2 of inch thin:

Minced Beef Cutlets Recipe: Step 8

Prepare several cutlets like this and put them to the warmed up skillet; fry each cutlet on one side for about 2 mins then flip and fry on another side for 2 mins more (or intill ready):